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The downtown Klamath County Library is hosting a four-part documentary series on the root causes of health inequality on Sundays in January at 2pm.
The PBS documentary Unnatural Causes examines data that finds there’s more to your health than your individual choices, or even your genes. Where you are born, live, and work can have as much an impact on your overall health as germs and viruses.
We’ll divide Unnatural Causes’ seven segments into four one-hour chunks each week:
- Sunday, January 8th at 2 pm: In Sickness and In Wealth: How does the distribution of power, wealth and resources shape opportunities for health?
- Sunday, January 15th at 2 pm: When the Bough Breaks & Becoming American: Can racism become embedded in the body and affect birth outcomes? Latine immigrants to the U.S. usually arrive healthy – so why don’t they stay that way?
- Sunday, January 22nd at 2 pm: Bad Sugar & Place Matters: What are the connections between diabetes oppression, and empowerment in Indigenous communities? Why is your street address such a strong predictor of your health?
- Sunday, January 29th at 2 pm: Collateral Damage & Not Just a Paycheck: How do people living in the Mashall Islanders pay for globalization and U.S. military policy with their health? Why do layoffs take such a huge toll in a state like Michigan, but cause hardly a ripple in a country like Sweden?
Each screening will be followed by a discussion led by Kennedi Fields, program coordinator for Klamath County Public Health. She works as part of a multidisciplinary team and with community partners to ensure health inequities are identified and that appropriate strategies are implemented to address them.
For more information about the screenings, call the library at 541-882-8894. For more about Unnatural Causes and how you can help make changes to the healthcare system based on what you learn, visit PBS’ website at www.pbs.org/unnaturalcauses.